Garment hanger track



y 1950 c. DAHLBERG 2,507,853

GARMENT HANGER TRACK Filed May 29, 1947 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented May16, 1950 UNITED STATES *i ATENT OF-F 'ICE This invention ""rela es to aclothes hanger track and has" special reference to improvements inswitch joints for-such track.

It is'well known that in large cleaning establishments, laundries, andthe like where many pieces of clothing are handled while suspended uponindividual hangers and 1 are frequently moved about in groups orbatches, that much time and hard labor is wasted. During such moving andhandling in groups by laborers upon their arm or shoulder accidentsfrequently occur by some of the garments falling or slipping to thefloor or ground as the case may be, especially while being transferredfrom place to place for temporary storage and where trucks or drayshaving their own fixed hanger supports are employed necessitatingindividual carrying and shifting about of each hanger and its burden,the aggregate of damage is considerable.

To avoid much of this annoyance and unnecessary work as well asmaterially expedite the handling operations is the principal object ofthe instant invention.

Other objects, advantages, and expediences will appear as theexplanation of the invention proceeds.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing forming part of thisapplication:

Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a portable track utilizing my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of a circuitous track made in accordance with theinvention.

Fig. is an enlarged broken vertical sectional view on the line 33, Fig.2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevational view of the hinge cornerconnection at one end of the hanger receiving track.

Fig. 5 is a top plan View of Fig. l.

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of one of the switch connectingmembers.

Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view showing the said switch connecting memberas installed.

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of Fig. '7.

This invention pertains to one specific utilization of the inventiondisclosed in my co-pending application Serial Number 692,268, filedAugust 22, 1946, and additional novel cooperative features foraugmenting the use of same as applied to a portable rack.

As shown in the drawing, the track on which garments on hangers aremoved is supported by means of goose-neck or angle brackets 9, the outerupwardly extending ends of each of which supports its respective portionof the garment hanger track Ill. The support of the track Ill 1 Claim.(Cl. 104-100) is accomplished ,byJnipples Hxhaving suitable openings.for. ready'fvertical application I. of the -end of thebrackets 9.thereto, the: complete disclosure of whichis includediin.myaforernentioned co-pending application.

At one end of the :track' is a hinge; coupling member r-lilpshowniaindetail in Figs. .4 Hand 5,

-;whi'ch-iss supported-son one of thetbrackets-I 9 :as' by a suitablyshaped opening l3 in the same manher as the nipples II are carried. Oneend of the hinge member I2 is screw-threaded or otherwise fixed to thetrack H) so as to form a smooth uninterrupted surface in the track. Asmay be clearly seen in Figs. 4 and 5, the other end of the hinge memberhas a vertically disposed central tongue portion M which is adapted topivotally carry the adjacent section of track [5 as by the pin l6 whichextends therethrough. The track section I5 is bifurcated as at I! toaccomplish such connection and the ends thereof are rounded as at I8 topermit of vertical swinging of the track section l5, thus the same couldbe aptly termed a gate.

At the opposite end of the track section I5 is carried a switchconnecting member 18, shown in detail in Figs. 3, 6, 7, and 8, having avertically disposed central tongue member 20, which differs materiallyfrom the tongue It in that the bottom or lower portion thereof iscut-away as at 2|, and also there is a small opening 22 axially of thetongue 20.

The cut-away portion 2| of the tongue makes for convenient insertionthereof vertically from above into the slot 8 in the upper half of theadjacent end of the cooperative pipe 23, which forms the housing of thelatch attachment for the gate and also serves as a section of the track,the opposite end thereof being screwthreadedly attached to the adjacentnipple H supported 0 its bracket 9.

Within the housing 23 is installed a sliding bolt 24, biased towards theswitch connection I9 by a helical spring 25 which abuts one end of theadjacent nipple H. Screwthreadedly installed within the lower portion ofthe bolt is a depend ing operating finger 25, there being a suitableelongated slot 2'! in the housing to permit of the sliding of the boltby means of the finger 26. Extending outwardly from the center of theouter end of the bolt 24 is a dowel locking pin 28, which, when the boltis in outermost position, locks the switch member 19 in closed positionas by said dowel being held in the opening 22 in the switch 59.

It is deemed apparent that by using the construction shown in theinstant application, there will be a great saving in both time andlabor, as the necessity of lifting garments from one track to another iseliminated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A garment hanger track comprising a tubular member arranged circuitouslywith the ends thereof spaced from each other, a similar tubular memberof a length to extend between said ends and be joined thereto tooptionally form a continuous track, one end of said similar tubular,

member being pivotally joined to one end of said tubular member on anaxis extending transversely of said tubular member, a connecting memberforming the other end of said similar tubular member and constructed andarranged to form a cooperative connection with the other end of saidtubular member, said connection comprising a housing forming a part ofone end of said track, a bore longitudinally of said housing, areciprocable bolt within said bore, means biasing said bolt towards thefree end of said bore, means for manually moving said bolt against saidbiasing means, said housing having at its free end a vertical slotpartially therethrough leaving a projecting ledge on the lower sidethereof, said connecting member having a cut away lower portion whichconnects with the cut out portion of said housing and is supported uponsaid projecting ledge, said connecting member being engageable by saidbolt to lock said connection in united relation.

CARL DAI-ILBERG.

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